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GAO-16-293SP 1 (2016-05-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagwz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Performance Budget - FY 2017 Fiscal Year 2017 Performance Plan GAO Supports Congressional Decision- making, Conserves Resources, and Helps Improve Government The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress. It exists to support Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to improve the performance and enhance the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. As a legislative branch agency, GAO is exempt from many laws that apply to executive branch agencies. However, GAO generally holds itself to the requirements of many of the laws, including the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), as amended. GPRA requires that each agency must prepare an annual performance plan covering each program activity set forth in the budget of such agency. This section of GAO's fiscal year 2017 budget request constitutes its performance plan. GAO is unique in its audit and evaluation capacity to support Congress by performing original research; providing technical assistance; and conducting analyses to help Congress make informed decisions across all segments of the federal budget, resulting in tangible results and enhanced oversight. GAO's work directly contributes to improvements in a broad array of federal programs affecting Americans everywhere. GAO demonstrated its core values of accountability, integrity, and reliability, by providing high-quality, high-value, and independent support to Congress in ways that generate material benefits to the nation. Given GAO's reputation for consistently producing high-quality work that is typically based on original research, it is not surprising that congressional demand for GAO products and services remains high. During fiscal year 2015, GAO received requests for work from 97 percent of the standing committees of the Congress and about 66 percent of their subcommittees. GAO continues to be one of the best investments in the federal government. In fiscal year 2015, GAO's work yielded significant results across the government, including a record high of $74.7 billion in financial benefits-a return of about $134 for every dollar invested in GAO-and more than 1,286 other program and operational benefits that helped to change laws, improve services to the public, and promote sound management throughout government. An estimated 80 percent of GAO's recommendations have been implemented over a 4-year period. Additional information on GAO's performance and accomplishments can be found in its Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2015.1 In addition, GAO issue-area experts testified 109 times before 63 separate committees or subcommittees that touched virtually all major federal agencies on a wide range of issues, such as information security risks facing federal agencies, the timeliness of disaster assistance for small businesses, major challenges for the Medicaid program, electromagnetic threats to the electric grid, improper payments government-wide, and integration of unmanned aerial systems into the National Airspace System. A list of selected GAO testimony topics from fiscal year 2015 is included in table 1. lhttDp:/wgao.g vassets/680i673653.df GAO-i 6-293SP Fiscal Year 2017 Performance Plan GAO-1 6-293SP Fiscal Year 2017 Performance Plan

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